{"id":935,"date":"2023-01-25T13:50:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwardsnet.org\/?p=935"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:50:20","slug":"cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwardsnet.org\/index.php\/cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Outage Begs Question &#8216;Why Use Them?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SEI_141564734.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/File Photo\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Microsoft says it has reversed a &#8220;network change&#8221; that it thinks may be linked to tens of thousands of users worldwide being unable to access its services, including Teams and Outlook.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downdetector, which tracks website outages, showed more than 5,000 people in the UK reporting Outlook emails not working on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other services including Teams and Xbox Live were also reported as not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft said some users had reported the problem had been addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re continuing to monitor the recovery across the service,&#8221; it said, noting that some customers were reporting improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though some users are still reporting problems to Downdetector, the total number is now in the hundreds rather than thousands worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-64397643\">more >><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Opinion:<\/strong> Why do we trust Microsoft and indeed any other cloud provider with our business? Moving our businesses forward does not necessarily mean we have to follow the technology trends forced down our throats. I urge any business to think very, very carefully about trusting to these organisations. Weigh up <strong>ALL<\/strong> the pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s of facilities before making your decisions. 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